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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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